Skip to content

American Democracy Minute

A 90 second radio news report & podcast on U.S. democracy issues

  • Home
  • About
    • Contact Us
    • Subscribe to the Daily Podcast
    • Have Host Brian Beihl Speak to Your Group
  • Get the ADM by Email
  • Get the ADM Podcast
  • Pacifica Radio Stations

Tag: Donald Trump

The Deadline was Feb. 19 and the Trump Transition Team Still Hasn’t Disclosed Its Transition Donors

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025
We reported last year that the Trump transition team had been funding itself through unknown private donations, and refused to sign a General Services Administration transition support memo which limited private donations to $5,000.  The memo was never signed, and the transition’s private donors still haven’t been disclosed.
Read More

Like the FEC, the FCC Could Get Taken Over by Partisan Actors Under Executive Order 14215, Potentially Tilting the Election Playing Field

March 3, 2025March 3, 2025
In our last report, we explained how Executive Order 14215 claims Presidential authority over the FEC and other independent agencies, putting fair elections at risk.  Manipulation of the FCC, which sets broadcasting rules for political advertising, could also impact elections.
Read More

NH’s Voter Registration Proof-of-Citizenship Law Began January 1st; Similar Citizenship Bills are Pending in 20 Other States

February 27, 2025February 27, 2025
If you’re headed to vote in New Hampshire’s traditional March town meetings and need to register, bring proof of citizenship documents with you, or you won’t be able to vote.  Twenty other states have similar legislation pending.
Read More

How Could a Trump Takeover of the U.S. Postal Service Affect Mail-In Voting?

February 23, 2025February 23, 2025
Over 88 million American voters voted early in the 2024 presidential election. An estimated 42 million voted by mail. What could a Trump takeover of the U.S. Postal Service mean for mail-in and absentee voters?
Read More

Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill Restricting Mail-In Voting, But House Republicans Attempt to Bypass It With Constitutional Amendment

February 19, 2025February 19, 2025
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill February 18th which would have restricted how and when mail-in ballots could be returned, and hobbled the state’s long-running permanent vote-by-mail list. Republicans argue it would speed up election results.
Read More

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Recent Reports

  • The GOP’s Restrictive SAVE America Act is Stalled, and Slipping It into a Budget Reconciliation Bill was Blocked.  Is it Dead?
  • Virginia Becomes the Latest State to Sign on to the National Popular Vote Compact.  Committed States Now Represent 222 of the 270 Electoral Votes Needed.
  • Gerrymandering Arms Race Update: VA Voters Narrowly Approve Mid-Decade Redistricting; FL’s Delayed Special Session Starts April 28th
  • Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Suit Demanding RI’s Personal Voter Data. The Administration is 0-5 Against States Refusing to Comply.
  • The Trump DOJ Demands 2024 Voting Records from Detroit and Wayne County. Michigan’s AG Says the Justification is Baseless.

Archives

  • April 2026
  • March 2026
  • February 2026
  • January 2026
  • December 2025
  • November 2025
  • October 2025
  • September 2025
  • August 2025
  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022

Categories

  • Absentee Ballots
  • American Democracy Minute Radio Report
  • Automatic Registration
  • Citizen Ballot Initiatives
  • Citizen Initiatives & Ballot Measures
  • Civic Engagement
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • Corruption
  • Courts
  • Dark Money
  • Disinformation
  • Early Voting
  • Election Certification
  • Election Deniers
  • Election Law
  • Election Sabotage
  • Election Security
  • Election Workers
  • Elections
  • Electoral College – Direct Election
  • Ethics & Accountability
  • Federal Elections Commission
  • Federal Elections Commission (FEC)
  • Filibuster
  • Foreign Influence
  • Freedom to Vote
  • Gerrymandering
  • Hand Count of Ballots
  • History & Democracy
  • Inaugural Committees
  • Independent Redistricting Commission
  • January 6th Insurrection
  • Mail in Voting
  • Money in Politics
  • Moore v. Harper – Independent State Legislature Theory
  • National Popular Vote
  • Nominating Conventions
  • Non-Citizen Voting
  • Online Registration
  • Open Primaries
  • Political Violence
  • Primary Elections
  • Primary Elections
  • Proof of Citizenship
  • Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)
  • Redistricting
  • Research on Elections & Voters
  • Runoff Elections
  • Same-Day Registration
  • Signature Verification
  • Small Donor Campaign Funding
  • State Court
  • Stock Trading in Congress
  • Supreme Court
  • Trump Ballot Disqualification
  • U.S. Constitution
  • Uncategorized
  • Voter ID
  • Voter Registration
  • Voter Registration Purges
  • Voter Suppression
  • Voting by Felons
  • Voting Rights Act (VRA)
  • Voting Technology

Theme Designed by CT-Watch.org | Copyright © 2026 American Democracy Minute. All Rights Reserved.